Tire remover



Sept. 2, 1924; 1,507,208

O. C. SCHLENKER TIRE REMOVE ii Filed Jan. 19. 1923 2 Shasta-Sheet 1 'mvmron 0.0. Sahlankcr' WITNESSES ATTORNEYS Sept 2,, E9242 I o. SCHLENKER TIRE REMOVE R Filed Jan. 19. 1923 2 Sheets-Shem. 2

WITNESSES ATTORNEYS Fatented Sept. 2, 1924.

O'SCAR'CHARLES SCI-ILENKER, OF PLAINFIELD, INDIANA.

'rnan REMGVER.

Application filed January 19', 1923., Serial No. 613,744.

T all toil-0m it'mag concern:

Be it knowp that I, OSCAR CHARLES SoHLENKnR, a citizen of the United States,

and a resident of Plainficld, in the county of Hendricks and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tire Removers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in tire removing appliances and it consists of the constructions, combinations and mode of operation herein described and claimed.

An object of the invention is toprovide an appliance for removing the tires from r disk, wire wheel and continuous type rims.

A further object of the invention is to provide an appliance for removing tires, and more especially straight-sided tires, saidappliance having provision for secure- 1y engaging the rims of the various types and forcing the removal of the tire therefrom;

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specification, reference'being had to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation, the tire and rim being in section, showing the appliance ready for application to the rim, the levers being in the original upright position,

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the next step in the operation of removing the tire wherein the appliance has been moved around 90,

Fig. 3 is a similar view showing how the tire isseparated from the rim by raising the movable lever, and

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of theremoving head and its associated parts.

By reference to the drawings it will be observed that the appliance is composed of only four parts, namely, the metallic frame 1, movable lever 2, pivot pin 3 and rack 4, The'frame 1 carries a lever 5 which, being an integral part of the frame, is the means by which the appliance is moved from the position in Fig. 1 to the position in Fig. 2.

Spaced from the fixed lever 5- and forming a part of the frame 1 is the standard 6.

The fixed lever and standard furnish the bearing support for the pivot 3. Furthermore,-the space between the fixed lever 5 and standard 6 furnishes a guide channel for the rack 4 when the latter is actuated by the spur gear 7 ofthe movable lever 2.

The pivot pin 3 constitutes the center of the spur gear 7 and it is quite plain that a rotational movement of the handle 2 will cause a reciprocation of-the rack 4 in the aforesaid guide channel by virtue of the fact that the spur gear. is inengagement with the rack. The frame 1 has a pair of lips 8 (Fig. 4) spaced apart the distance of the guide channel, and a single opposing lip 9 which is also of substantially thesame dimension in so far as. width is concerned.

The rack 4 terminates in a lug 10 which I is of a contourcorresponding to that of the lips 8. When the rack 4 is stationed in the position in Figs. 1 and 2, the pair of lips 8 and the lug 10 are in transverse alinement, defining a recess 11 in which the flange 12 of the rim 13 is adapted to fit upon attachment of the appliance.

v Tize operation. Desiring to remove the tire T from the .rim 13, the operator lays the two down as "the rim when the removing operation commences.

The next step in removing the tire T is to move the fixed lever 5 from the position in Fig. 1, so that the position in Fig. 2 is reached. Of necessity, all associated parts must make a corresponding degree of movement. The reader will see that the opposing lips and lug now have a firm hold on the flange 12, and although the recess 11 is not in full conformity to the cross sectional contour of'the flange 12, it is sufiiciently so to insure the tight hold required.

In moving the appliance to the position in Fig. 2, a partial loosening of one side of the tire is accomplished even before the primary function of the appliance is inaugurated. The curved back walls of the alining lips 8 and lug 10 serve to press the adjacent side 'of the tire from the flange 12L corres onds favorably with the contour of the ad acent side of the tire T, thereby keeping the tire in a natural position while efurin the operation.

tion in Fig. 2,- thep operator next holds the lever 5 ri idly, graspin the movable lever 2. and shi in it upwar in the direction of the arrow in ig. 3. l The spur gear 7 causes the rack 4 to move downward, pushing the tire well away from the rim, or at least far enou h away so that removal thereof is readlly e ected uponcounter rotating the appliance to the position in Fig. 1. It, is also to' be observed that the curvature of the lug 10 This feature eliminates all of the tirebecoming cramped fectin removal.

ossibility Re erence isagain made to Fig. 3; ing gotten the tire T to the particular position shown in respect to the rim 13, it.'1s of course desirable to keep it there and prevent it from ossibly slipping back. Use is therefore-ma e of fabrace 14 which may be generallydescribed as consisting of a curved head 15 adapted to grip the run 12, and abase lfi'adapted toenga e the side of the tire. This brace insures t e maintenance of fran1'e,'a'pa1r of op heath said single a. positive position of the tire in respect to the-rim until furtherremoval is effected.

While the construction and arrangement.

of the-improved tire, remover as herein described and claimed, is that of a generally preferred form, obviously modifications and changes may 'bemade" without. departing of the claims;

I claim 1'; A tire remover single lip protruding from the front of' the posing lips situated belever fixed to the frame beside the stan ard, 'a movable lever situated between the standard and holding lever ha'v-.

" engaged b frame, an a ing extending om said ra'cl;

ing a spur-gear pivoted therebetween, a rack said gear and from the spirit ofzthe invention. or the scope comprising a frame, a

1p and spaced laterally ther'efrom, a standard on back of the frame, a. holdin from the bottom, a single lip situated be-' tween and, above said pair of lips and curving downward, a standard protruding from the b ack of the frame, a handle protruding from the frame beside the standard, a movable lever having a spur gear pivoted between the fixed lever and standard, a rack situated between the .fixed'lever and standard and guided thereby and a lug similar to,

said pair of lips extending from the bottom of the rack adaptedto be moved into the spac between said pair of lips to confront :Said single lip.

having a spaced pair of lips, a rack guided by the frame having a lug alining with thelips when the tire remover is presented to a tire, a pair of levers carried by the frame 3. A tire remover comprising a frame also in alinement when the tire remover 1S presented to a tire, a gear carried by one of said levers having engagement, with the rack, and means by which said gear'lever 1s pivoted permitting a separating 'movement between the levers and between the pair of lips and lug..

4 A tire remover comprising a frame hav-' ing: a spaced pair of hpsand an opposed "single lip to gri the flange of. a mm, a rack, guided by the rame havi ing a lug to coning with thepair of lips when the tire remover is "presented to the tire, a pair of 8'5.

alinin'g levers extending back from the frame fone being fixed the "other loose, a spur gear forming part of the loose leverand engaging the rack, and a pivot supported between a portion of the frame an upon'which the ,loose leveris mounted to move away from the fixed lever to Icorrespondingly move the lug from between said ided in said lpair of llpS to dis lace the tire;

OSCAR c LES soHL NKnR.

' tact the side of a tire and transversely align- 

